Argo township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD)

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Argo township, SD map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 163 (all rural)

Males: 81	(49.7%)
Females: 82	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 163 (149 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	32%

Races in Argo township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 37.0

Average houshold size: 3.02
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.1%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Saint Pauls Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 31 (26% naturalized citizens)

Argo township:	19.0%
State:	1.8%

53% of Argo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in South Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 684
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 69
South: 93
West: 43

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Argo township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 345
One, attached: 6
Two: 3
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 9
Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Argo township with a mortgage: 112 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 38
1970 to 1979: 43
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 74
1940 to 1949: 64
1939 or earlier: 110

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Argo township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 65
6 rooms: 54
7 rooms: 36
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 66

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Argo township, South Dakota:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 30
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Argo township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 68
3 bedrooms: 104
4 bedrooms: 74
5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Argo township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 54
3 bedrooms: 15
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Argo township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 74
2 vehicles: 100
3 vehicles: 61
4 vehicles: 31
5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Argo township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 50
2 vehicles: 24
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
Social assistance (11%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)
Machinery (9%)
Mining (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (29%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Wood products (10%)
Health care (8%)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (30%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Top executives (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Argo township:

German (26.1%)
United States or American (14.5%)
English (14.2%)
Irish (13.4%)
Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
French Canadian (2.8%)
Swedish (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (71%)
Philippines (10%)
Germany (6%)
India (6%)
Canada (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 310 (71%)
Carpooled: 60 (14%)
Walked: 30 (7%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 35 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (2%)

93.4% of residents of Argo township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 914

In family households: 808 (239 male householders, 28 female householders)
236 spouses, 279 children (247 natural, 6 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 106 (31 male householders (31 living alone)), 72 female householders (70 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 101 1-person, 2 2-persons.

47 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Argo township:

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